Outlook 2011 - New mail brings Outlook up

[SD Surfer]

Does anyone know how to disable the feature that makes Outlook the top window or brings it out of hide every time a new message is received? This somehow just started happening on its own about a month ago and IT...IS...ANNOYING!

I work in a large corporate office and have to have it open while in the office being the creative manager here. So, i can't just close it and open it every now and then. But, I can't work efficiently with it popping up or jumping to the front with every single new message i get, and i get on average around 75+ requests throughout the day. So, you can see how this would become extremely annoying while trying to use any other application.

Thanks for any and all help!!

 

[AWShuttleworth]

Having the same problem here. Did you ever find a resolution? It didn't do this at first. The only thing I can think to do is to turn off the notifications altogether.

 

[SD Surfer]

I did. In the menu bar (top with Apple icon)

Outlook > Preferences > Notifications & Sounds > Uncheck "Display an alert on my desktop".

You won't get the little mini message in the corner anymore, but Outlook stops coming to the front.

 

[AWShuttleworth]

Probably better for my mental wellbeing anyway. Thanks.